POLITICS & POLICY

Malcolm Turnbull admits that detention policy is tough but it reportedly stops deaths at sea.

South Africa is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court over fairness concerns.

In the face of the 7-Eleven wage scandal, Greens MP Adam Bandt has introduced a new bill that shifts payment responsibilities directly to the head offices of franchisee businesses.

Geelong's mayor has faced public backlash after wearing a T-shirt featuring a naked Madonna and an offensive slogan at a public event.

The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian, who has been detained in Iran for 14 months, has reportedly been convicted.

Australia’s mining sector could be facing worse downturns as China decides to restrict its coal consumption.

The final investigation report on the Malaysia Airlines plane, which crashed in July 2014, will be presented on Tuesday.

UNSW has forwarded a warning to its staff and students after threatening online messages appeared on 4Chan.

Doctors and medical staff from Melbourne’s Royal Children’s hospital are refusing to return detained children to asylum camps after treatment.

Iraqi air force struck a convoy reportedly carrying Islamic State members and its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi on Sunday.

Both ISIS and Kurdish rebels have been accused of the attacks, although mourners have also heaped blamed on the Turkish government.

Glencore has decided to reduce 500,000 tonnes of Zinc production per year through various sites in Australia, Kazakhstan and South America.

Kickstarter launched a crowdfunding campaign to assist the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in providing the Syrian refugees with basic necessities.

The Australian health industry is watching the Trans-Pacific Partnership closely after the agreement was signed following five years of secret negotiations.

The Green Square population will increase by 7,000 people in the coming 15 years, pressuring the existing structure.

The Australian Labor Party is gearing up for the next election with a AU$10 billion investment plan to boost Australia’s infrastructure.

Barack Obama apologised on Wednesday for the U.S. airstrikes that struck Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan.

Developer and former mayor of Newcastle Jeff McCloy’s appeal to rescind NSW laws that ban developers from donating to political parties and candidates have been dismissed by the High Court.

Four men suspected to have knowledge of Farhad Jabar's shooting outside the Parramatta police HQ last Friday were arrested early Wednesday morning in joint counter-terrorism raids.

It has become fashionable to hate the hipster, although they are only symptomatic of larger socio-economic realities and problems.

The United States, a nation stricken by grief and uncertainty over gun violence, witnesses yet another murder of an innocent child.

In an interview with Neil Mitchell on 3AW, PM Turnbull discussed Melbourne Metro funding and TPP.

David Collins, Professor of International Economic Law at City University London, explains the achievements of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the barriers that remain.

Pentagon condemns the Kremlin’s decision to launch airstrikes in Syria, saying it will fail if its operations will continue unimpeded.

Heather Ridout believes it is wrong to punish a company by divesting in it because of its association with detention centres at Nauru and Manus islands.

Department store David Jones has alerted affected online consumers of a privacy hack only days after Kmart notified customers of a security breach.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran would not “bow to oppression.”

Obama has pointed to Australian gun legislation as proof mass shootings can be reduced. But an Australian researcher is not so sure.

The US Veterans Affairs department is in dilemma over claims regarding the toxic exposures of veterans and is joining hands with organisations to find the best possible solution.